That great fight was in our introduction to boxing class at West Point.
They pointed out that he won the first fight fight long, and on points, but lost the next one short by knockout.
There was a suggestion that the judges highly rated his constant aggression.
A great fighter, and a great boxer.
judges rated aggression- Yes, in those days you LOST points if you weren’t fighting. NO “rope a dope”- Ali would have lost every “rope a dope”fight
“Judges highly rated aggression”- Yes, in those days you LOST points for not fighting- Ali would have lost every “rope a dope” fight- losing points for his 2 minutes of “rope a dope”, every fight